Page 60 of Pedal to the Metal
“Just the man I wanted to see,” I say to him as I sit across from him.
“How’s our girl?”
“She opened up to me earlier. Told me what happened.” I pause. “She also told me she wants to be the one to kill him.”
“Absolutely not,” Prez growls out.
“Prez, he fucking raped her,” I growl out right back at him. His eyes go wide. “As much as I don’t want his blood on her hands, she deserves to get her own justice.”
He sits there, thinking over what I said. I’m beginning to think he isn’t going to respond since he’s quiet for so long.
“You’re right. She should be able to do this, but I want you by her side the entire time. If it gets to be too much, you get her out of there.”
“Of course. Thanks, Prez.” He nods and waves me off. I walk into the clubhouse and see Minx sitting in the main room with Rivet, Buster, and a few others. She looks up at me and gives me a small smile. This woman amazes me a little more every day. She says something to Rivet, and then makes her way over to me.
“Hey there,” she greets me. I pull her into me and plant a gentle kiss on her lips.
“I talked to your Pops,” I tell her and get a hopeful look in response. “We agreed to let you get your revenge. You’ll have me and Buster right there with you.”
She nods and I see a little spark in her eye. I go grab Buster. The three of us get in his car and head over. We pull up to the barn and Ranger and Ratchet are standing outside.
“Prez said to accept y’all,” Ratchet says. He looks to Minx. “You sure you wanna do this?”
“Yeah. I’m sure.” She sounds confident about this. I turn her to face me.
“Look, I know you think you need this, but promise me something. If any part of being here or seeing him becomes too much for you, promise me you’ll let me know.”
Minx puts her hand to my cheek. “I promise you, I will let you know.”
“He hasn’t been fucked with today, so he’ll be conscious. He’s going to try to get inside your head as soon as he sees you. He’s tied up real good and won’t be able to touch you. Remember, you’ll have both Buster and me in there with you.”
We walk into the barn, leaving Ranger and Ratchet outside. Buster and I hang back just a little, letting her walk in front of us. You can even see her confidence in the way she walks.
A malicious, Cheshire cat grin spreads across Ghost’s face as his eyes find Minx. She walks up to the table that’s holding all of Ratchet’s knives and grabs one of the butcher knives. She stands about a foot away from Ghost and stares at him.
